The amazingly useful SC Controller [GitHub] project, a third-party open source driver and user interface for the Steam Controller has a new release out. Sadly, the last for a while.
Here's what's new in 0.4.5:
- On-screen keyboard can be now used with DS4 gamepad
- Improved editing profile using controller
- Allowed SVG custom menu icons
- Allowed displaying multiple OSD messages, with different font size and display time
- Bug fixes
In the release notes, the developer Kozec said this:
This is last SC-Controller release for a while. With all that mess happening around Linux this week, I've decided to move away as far as possible. I plan to finish all "enhancements" eventually, just not right now.
They went into further detail in a Patreon post, here's the gist of it:
As you probably already heard, earlier this week, Linux became part of political movement. It's movement that I strongly disagree with and wish to not be associated with in any way. Because of that, I don't feel welcomed in Linux community anymore.
Or, to write it like human being, with all this mess, coding is not fun at all.
So I'm throwing hands up and walking through the middle.
For those who don't really understand, it's likely as a result of the new Code of Conduct for the Linux Kernel. Something that has become a hot sticky mess in the wider community. Regardless of my own feelings about the CoC, I just hope people can find a way to get along and treat everyone with respect, regardless of who they are and where they come from.
I'm pretty sad about this, I use SC Controller practically every day for taming the Steam Controller outside of Steam and for those Steam games that don't detect it normally.
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He's probably just afraid of being caught spouting some homophobic nonsense or who knows what and being forced out... though I have no idea what he could actually be forced out of. Open-source development? What?
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I don't understand... How can we be against this Code of Conduct? Having one is having a political movement?
I might have missed something at some point in the Linux news.
From Coraline Ada Ehmke (writer of the CoC):
"Some people are saying that the Contributor Covenant is a political document, and they’re right."
If the author of the CoC admitting it is a political document made to out people she doesn't like doesn't convince you, I don't know what will. Maybe look at Opal and Ruby as examples?
https://twitter.com/CoralineAda/status/1041465346656530432
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"Some people are saying that the Contributor Covenant is a political document, and they’re right."
That's quite dumb then. It should be an ethical document, not political one.
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He has a good stance on that. Simply boycotting that change. Like new CoC welcomers did with old Code of Conflict era.
That is also sad ; i saw that Ryan C. Gordon is also supports these SJW's. My feelings hurt :'(
That is also sad ; i saw that Ryan C. Gordon is also supports these SJW's. My feelings hurt :'(
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I fully understand him. The CoC is made by the person saying that:
I can’t wait for the mass exodus from Linux now that it’s been infiltrated by SJWs. Hahahah
after the CoC was taken to the Linux kernel.
Source
Sure, this is a violation of the CoC (welcoming language). But doesn`t matter, it was one of the good(TM) people. And perhaps she/it/*? will never contribute code to linux kernel. So it`s ok?
I think these SJW people are like cancer. They don't behave like people, who want to make the world a better place. I have the feeling, its more like STASI.
Be welcoming to everyone sounds good. But it seems to mean, "for everyone the SJWs don`t dislike"... and the CoC is the ammo they need against people they dislike.
Very sad
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I can’t wait for the mass exodus from Linux now that it’s been infiltrated by SJWs. Hahahah
after the CoC was taken to the Linux kernel.
Source
Sure, this is a violation of the CoC (welcoming language). But doesn`t matter, it was one of the good(TM) people. And perhaps she/it/*? will never contribute code to linux kernel. So it`s ok?
I think these SJW people are like cancer. They don't behave like people, who want to make the world a better place. I have the feeling, its more like STASI.
Be welcoming to everyone sounds good. But it seems to mean, "for everyone the SJWs don`t dislike"... and the CoC is the ammo they need against people they dislike.
Very sad
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I fully understand him. The CoC is made by the person saying that:This unfortunately sounds rather true.
I can’t wait for the mass exodus from Linux now that it’s been infiltrated by SJWs. Hahahah
after the CoC was taken to the Linux kernel.
Source
Sure, this is a violation of the CoC (welcoming language). But doesn`t matter, it was one of the good(TM) people. And perhaps she/it/*? will never contribute code to linux kernel. So it`s ok?
I think these SJW people are like cancer. They don't behave like people, who want to make the world a better place. I have the feeling, its more like STASI.
Be welcoming to everyone sounds good. But it seems to mean, "for everyone the SJWs don`t dislike"... and the CoC is the ammo they need against people they dislike.
Very sad
The author of the whole thing is also against meritocracy, which has been the driving force behind a lot of development and is simply a well working system within and outside of open-source development.
This sums it up rather nicely:
https://itsfoss.com/linux-code-of-conduct/
As nice as this code of conduct sounds at first, it can and I am certain it will be used against contributors due to how incredibly vague it is.
This is definitely a blow to every open-source project it is applied to, I just hope it won't turn out to be too much of a blow.
On the other hand, it is true that much of the linux community hasn't exactly been known to be the most welcoming environment. This CoC is supposed to change that, but I have my doubts.
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So the whole drama is because of a political activist, who is not a kernel maintainer, trolling on Twitter, cause they like seeing right-wing people going crazy on the Internetz. Yay.
They may be the CoC author, but they don’t actually have any power over the kernel maintainers and their CoC interpretation and enforcement.
Let me know when kernel maintainers actually ban someone from contributing without having good reasons and careful evaluation of the case.
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They may be the CoC author, but they don’t actually have any power over the kernel maintainers and their CoC interpretation and enforcement.
I think these SJW people are like cancer. They don't behave like people, who want to make the world a better place. I have the feeling, its more like STASI.And the same one could say about any Internet troll with political agenda.
Let me know when kernel maintainers actually ban someone from contributing without having good reasons and careful evaluation of the case.
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If the author of the CoC admitting it is a political documentThere. I struck out the part she clearly didn't say or mean. As if this would even give her the power to "out" anyone.made to out people she doesn't like
And yes, anything that concerns project policy is political by definition.
Even though it's clearly sarcasm? Or trolling like silmeth above puts it.I fully understand him. The CoC is made by the person saying that:This unfortunately sounds rather true.
I can’t wait for the mass exodus from Linux now that it’s been infiltrated by SJWs. Hahahah
after the CoC was taken to the Linux kernel.
Source
In any case, you can all relax. The CoC doesn't give any power to anyone who isn't a maintainer of a Linux subsystem or module, and then only within their domain, and becoming a maintainer requires the same amount of expertise as ever. Nothing has changed with regard to meritocracy or the lack of.
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Mblackwell Sep 23, 2018
The current CoC mostly clarifies what was in the previous version and adds in a proper enforcement mechanism and policy which creates consistency. Everyone signed off on it.
Big woop.
Big woop.
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From Coraline Ada Ehmke (writer of the CoC):
"Some people are saying that the Contributor Covenant is a political document, and they’re right."
If the author of the CoC admitting it is a political document made to out people she doesn't like doesn't convince you, I don't know what will. Maybe look at Opal and Ruby as examples?
https://twitter.com/CoralineAda/status/1041465346656530432
Please cite where you took the part made bold by me is from.
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Yeah, the CoC literally says maintainers can, quote, 'ban temporarily or permanently any contributor for other behaviors that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.' As well as: 'Representation of a project may be further defined and clarified by project maintainers.'
I can see how some people might disagree with a text that basically gives maintainers carte blanche to ban whomever they want at any time.
And you think this has changed? Like, they were forced to work with whomever, whatever (s)he did, before publishing this text?
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No more sexual advances, trolling, harassment, doxxing or non-professional behavior...
If this guy thinks that's all the "fun in coding" there is, maybe he shouldn't be coding at all.
If this guy thinks that's all the "fun in coding" there is, maybe he shouldn't be coding at all.
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What's HIS real name?
I got no idea what you want to say me. Or somebody else.
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Should we care? I don't know the name you were born with, or more importantly, what you've got in your pants. Does that mean you're evil?What's HIS real name?From Coraline Ada Ehmke (writer of the CoC):
"Some people are saying that the Contributor Covenant is a political document, and they’re right."
If the author of the CoC admitting it is a political document made to out people she doesn't like doesn't convince you, I don't know what will. Maybe look at Opal and Ruby as examples?
https://twitter.com/CoralineAda/status/1041465346656530432
Please cite where you took the part made bold by me is from.
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What's HIS real name?From Coraline Ada Ehmke (writer of the CoC):
"Some people are saying that the Contributor Covenant is a political document, and they’re right."
If the author of the CoC admitting it is a political document made to out people she doesn't like doesn't convince you, I don't know what will. Maybe look at Opal and Ruby as examples?
https://twitter.com/CoralineAda/status/1041465346656530432
Please cite where you took the part made bold by me is from.
Misgendering?? Please don't tell me you're transphobic... I have higher hopes for GOLs readership than that. SHE wrote the generic Code of Conduct which has been adopted by the kernel maintainers.
Sure, it's political. EVERYTHING is political. That doesn't make it a political movement. There's no conspiracy here. It's an attempt to make things better. They've been bad for years, this should be welcomed.
Weird that no-one is talking about Torvalds open letter either. This CoC isn't being forced on him against his will. His letter openly acknowledged the need for such a CoC and he admits that he's a shining example of why it's needed. He talks about the personal attacks he's made over the years and admits they're wrong.
Finally.
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What's HIS real name?Should we care? I don't know the name you were born with, or more importantly, what you've got in your pants. Does that mean you're evil?
Doesn't HIS/HE usually signify The Lord Above? Which is a strange question especially when asked by Lucifer, HIS old acquaintance...
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Weird that no-one is talking about Torvalds open letter either. This CoC isn't being forced on him against his will. His letter openly acknowledged the need for such a CoC and he admits that he's a shining example of why it's needed. He talks about the personal attacks he's made over the years and admits they're wrong.
Thanks for pointing out! This is actually the first time I've heart about this discussion (Though such stuff has been discussed in length in Debian MLs as well.), and that's an interesting information.
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I fully understand him. The CoC is made by the person saying that:
I can’t wait for the mass exodus from Linux now that it’s been infiltrated by SJWs. Hahahah
after the CoC was taken to the Linux kernel.
Source
Sure, this is a violation of the CoC (welcoming language). But doesn`t matter, it was one of the good(TM) people. And perhaps she/it/*? will never contribute code to linux kernel. So it`s ok?
I think these SJW people are like cancer. They don't behave like people, who want to make the world a better place. I have the feeling, its more like STASI.
Be welcoming to everyone sounds good. But it seems to mean, "for everyone the SJWs don`t dislike"... and the CoC is the ammo they need against people they dislike.
Very sad
Where to start with this?? :(
The tweet you sourced is a joke. She made the joke after realising the kernel maintainers used her CoC as the template for their CoC. And in her experience, whenever a CoC is introduced, there's a "Oh, those nasty SJWs at it again" outcry. Guess what... she was right.
"SJW people are like cancer". You think that people who want inclusiveness and respect... are like cancer. I can't respond to that.
"for everyone the SJWs don't dislike" - I'll repeat, the maintainers ALREADY HAD THIS POWER. That's why we call them maintainers. It's THEIR project. When Torvalds had enough of Kolivas, he literally told him to pack to his bags and fuck off. If there was a CoC, at least the merits of Kolivas' patch might have made the light of day. They didn't, because Torvalds was a sissy child and there was no CoC to control his behaviour.
This CoC takes a little power AWAY from dictator maintainers. Because it's INCLUSIVE by default.
But if you want to keep people calling people Stasi and cancer, that's the end of the discussion for me.
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This is the most retarded "excuse" I've ever heard for abandoning a project. Being an open source contributor myself it has never occurred to me that some CoC for the Linux kernel has anything in the farthest to do with my work. This dude is working on a GUI tool written in Python - is he aware that the Python project has had a CoC for ages?You broke the hypocrisy meter on the second page. Good job!
Care to elaborate? And while you are at it - in what way is working on SCC affected by a CoC for Linux kernel contributions? How does his "explanation" fit into all this?
https://www.r-word.org/
Fair enough. It's one of the most idiotic "excuses" I've ever heard for abandoning a project.
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This is the most retarded "excuse" I've ever heard for abandoning a project. Being an open source contributor myself it has never occurred to me that some CoC for the Linux kernel has anything in the farthest to do with my work. This dude is working on a GUI tool written in Python - is he aware that the Python project has had a CoC for ages?You broke the hypocrisy meter on the second page. Good job!
https://www.r-word.org/
Yah folk, the r word is offensive and ableist. Ableism is discrimination and social prejudice against people with disabilities.
I believe this to be hateful conduct and you will soon be informed of the projects you have been terminated from. /s
See the issue yet?
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